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In this article we’ll walk you through how to file for custody in Connecticut. To file, you’ll need to complete five forms, which include:

So you’re wondering when can a landlord enter your apartment without permission? In this article, we’ll explain limited instances that permit a landlord to enter your apartment without needing your permission.

New York courts address this issue and the different forms this problem arises in.

In order to prove child abandonment when adopting in New York, a party needs to have evidence showing that the child’s parents have not communicated with the child and do not intend to do so, even though . . .

There are two main requirements for grandparents to obtain custody of their grandchildren in NY. First, a grandparent has to prove that there are “extraordinary circumstances” in order to get standing. Second, after extraordinary circumstances are established, the court decides custody based on the “best interest of the child.”

Dear Justice, can I file an order of protection in NY against someone who does not live in NY? I got into an unsafe situation with someone in Connecticut and I moved to New York after the altercation. The person I want to file the order of protection against still lives in Connecticut. Can I still get an order of protection against him?

A court needs to have personal jurisdiction over a person in order to make a ruling affecting the person. If a court does not have personal jurisdiction over a person, the court usually cannot decide the case. In this article, we take you through how a court can obtain personal jurisdiction in New York over an out-of-state person.